Alice is Eddy's older sister. If they add their ages, they get 17. If they multiply their ages, the product is the greatest possible combination of the two ages. How old are they?

Question

Can you please give me the answer, and can you show how you go the answer so that i can understand how to those type of problems? Much,much appreciated!

Answer 1

You will need to multiply all the numbers that add up to 17

0*17=0

1*16=16

2*15=30

3*14=42

4*13=52

5*12=60

6*11=66

7*10=70

8*9=72

9*8=72....

So the answer is 8 and 9 years old